TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1976//
TI  - Effect of perceptual motor training on gross-motor skill and self-concept of young children
JO  - American journal of occupational therapy
A1  - Platzer, W. S.
SP  - 422
EP  - 428
VL  - 30
IS  - 7
N2  - Preschool teachers from four different day care centers assessed four-and five-year-old children for deficits in gross-motor skill and self-concept. Forty subjects were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in a 30 minute per day, 5 day per week perceptual-motor training program for 10 weeks, while the control group received no specialized intervention other than their regular classroom activities. Two posttests were administered: Cratty's Six-Category Gross-Motor Test and Goodenough's House, Tree, Person Projective Test. The experimental group performed better on the gross-motor test, but the results were not statistically significant. Analysis of the projective test supported the hypothesis that a perceptual-motor program may improve the self-concept of young children. Specialized intervention with perceptual-motor activities improved self-concept and these results were discussed in relation to recognizing the need for early screening and remediation of perceptual-motor dificits exhibited by preschool children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0272-9490
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -